Before the Lunar New Year, Song Yan and Jiang Xiaoxiao received a letter from home.

My second aunt's surgery was successful, and she's recovering very well. We'll schedule my third aunt's surgery after the New Year.

This is definitely good news.

Mr. and Mrs. Song said everything was fine at home. Only after Song Yan left did Mrs. Song discover how much money he had left behind. He had also bought so much food. Now they are doing very well.

They didn't dare touch the money they had, intending to use it to help their second aunt if she needed more for her surgery. However, their second aunt never needed it. The doctor said their third aunt's condition was better than their second aunt's, and her surgery should cost less. Worried that she wouldn't have enough money, Song's parents sent her 100 yuan, telling her to check her mail.

Song Yan didn't lack the hundred yuan, but at that time, a hundred yuan was a lot of money. He had a special feeling about it.

After Xiaoxiao finished reading, she looked at Song Yan's expression.

Song Yan had told Xiaoxiao to ask her mother to keep an eye on Song Yan's parents' situation. Something's definitely up!

Xiaoxiao's mother said that Grandma Song waited at the intersection where Grandpa Song came home every day. She didn't say anything, just looked at Grandpa Song with teary eyes. If Grandpa Song greeted her, she would cry. After several days, Grandpa Song couldn't take it anymore and simply stayed at the factory.

He only went home after Grandma Song stopped blocking his way. Then, seeing that Dad had returned home, Grandma Song blocked his way at the intersection again…

This was the third time that Song's father had gone back to stay in the dormitory.

Song Yan sneered. It seemed like things had finally calmed down again.

Song Yan wrote three letters. One was to his parents, telling them he was doing well. He also told his father that whenever he was upset, he should spar with his younger brother, Song Huadong.

One letter was mailed to the Sitong Street Police Station in J City. It reported that a blind man on Sitong Street was promoting feudal superstition and instigating his grandmother to abuse his father for many years. The address and house number were written clearly.

A letter was written to Song Huaqing, telling him that he was very dissatisfied with what he had done. He demanded 200 yuan in repayment, to be sent after the New Year. If he couldn't do it, he would receive a lawsuit. If Song Huaqing didn't believe he could do it, he could just look at Old Mrs. Song. And next time, Song Yan wouldn't mind renting out one-third of the property inherited from his father.

When Mr. Song received the letter, he sighed repeatedly; it turned out his daughter knew. He was also thoroughly annoyed by Mrs. Song. His daughter was right.

Song's father had beaten Song Huadong several times before, and then beat him again whenever he saw him. After that, Song's father stopped beating Song Huadong because Song Huadong ran too fast for his father to catch.

After receiving the letter, Song Huaqing, Song's uncle, wondered if Song Yan would really file a lawsuit. He also wondered what the old lady meant. Five days later, he understood.

How did Song Yan find out that the old lady had gone to the blind fortune teller? The old lady was arrested again. She was the kind of person who repeatedly refused to change her ways and was sent to a labor camp for a year of re-education through labor.

In fact, the old lady's case could have been punished lightly or heavily. It was Shi Quan from the Public Security Bureau who, while investigating a case at the local police station, saw the police station's report.

Shi Quan knew who it was just by looking at the address and name.

When Song Yan gave his statement at the police station, Shi Quan personally handled it. Shi Quan knew Song Yan's name, address, occupation, and so on clearly.

Shi Quan was purely curious, so he looked into it more closely... Shi Quan admired Song Yan quite a bit, so he decided to help him out. Old Mrs. Song went to the labor camp.

Song Huaqing didn't even have a good New Year. Song Yan was too cruel. Such an old lady was sent to labor reform.

And how did she do it?

I sent money to Song Yan right after the New Year. We didn't have enough money at home, so we borrowed some more. I'll never turn a blind eye again.

Of course, Song Yan was unaware of what had happened in J City.

If the fish at home are running out, then you should go fishing.

This time, the four Cheng brothers, along with Chang Xiaohu and several of their own women, went quietly.

Everyone knows that if it's a big event, the whole brigade can go. The fish last time was just too tempting.

Once a suitable spot was chosen on the river, ice breaking began.

The women's main task remained watching the spectacle.

Cheng Youfu brought Xiaoxiao hot water several times, each time handing it to her first, adding, "I've already cleaned the tub."

After everyone had taken turns drinking, Cheng Youfu handed Xiaoxiao a jar filled with hot water to warm her hands.

I didn't bring a hot water bottle this time. Maybe it's because there are several women sharing one hot water bottle, and I don't know who to give it to?

Cheng Youfu's behavior was so obvious today that Xiaoxiao refused to take the cup or drink water anymore.

Cheng Ersao and Cheng Sansao only discovered their brother-in-law's feelings today.

Later, everyone's attention shifted to fishing, and the tense atmosphere finally subsided.

With Song Yan involved, there must have been many gains.

They returned home in the afternoon with a full load.

From that day on, Xiaoxiao began to avoid Cheng Youfu at all times. No matter how Cheng Youfu tried to talk to her, Xiaoxiao barely responded.

It seems Xiaoxiao is unwilling.

Everyone could see what Cheng Youfu was thinking, so he simply showed it through his actions: he had taken a liking to Jiang Xiaoxiao…

He followed Xiaoxiao everywhere she went. But Xiaoxiao would try to avoid him whenever possible.

Xiaoxiao was chopping meat to make some frozen dumplings. Youfu insisted on helping her chop the meat. Xiaoxiao wasn't going to pay him any attention, but he kept nagging. Xiaoxiao sighed and simply gave him the knife.

Youfu happily took the knife and chopped away. Meanwhile, Jiang Xiaoxiao took Wei An and the others' dirty clothes to Song Yan's house to wash them.

Youfu regrets it now; you should have just stood by and watched Xiaoxiao chop the meat.

Song Yan: "You're just like a silly roe deer."

"Sister, please help me. Xiaoxiao always avoids me," Cheng Youfu said pleadingly.

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